Overalls



H. GODCHAUX.

OVERALLS.

APPLICATION flLEn ocr. I9. 191s.

Patented May 25,1920.

HERBERT GODCHAUX, 0F DALLAS, TEXAS.

OVERALLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

vPatented May 25, 1920.

Application filed October 19, 1918. Serial No. 258,821.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT (,oDcI-IAUX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Overalls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in overalls.

The invention has particularly to do with overalls of the one piece or union type and which are frequently made of denim of a khaki color as well as other colors. These one piece overalls open down the front but have a solid back and under certain rondi tions it is necessary for the wearer to praetieally take off the overalls which means loss of time.

lt is the obj ct of this invention to construct this type of overalls with a 'l1op-seat' and further to fasten the seat to a concealed button hole band secured to the inner face of the depending hem of the back which overhangs the seat so that rain or perspiration or any other liquid or mattei' dropping on the w iarers back would be deflected and not pass into the seat.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following speciieation and by reference to the aeronipanying drawings, :in which an example of the ,invention is illustrated, and wherein- Figure l is a rear elevation of my improved overalls,

l? E2 is a. sectional. detailv taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

`Fig. 3 is a detail showing the manner of fastening the sides of the seat.

In the drawings the numeral l designates the back of a pair of one pieve overalls which is sometimes called the juniper, and il is the seat. At each side the seat is left free from the edge 3 of the leg. The seat hasl a button 4: at each u per corner and intermediate buttons 5. he back 1 terminates at its lower end in an interned hem 6. A hemined button band 7 is stitched to the inner side of the hack just above the hein 6. If desired the hem and the button band may be stitched together between the buttons. The band 7 is similar to what is often called a waistband.

The band 7 is united with the back and side of the garment at 3 on each side and near this point has a button hole 9 receiving the button 4;. The band has intermediate button holes l0 through which the buttons 5 are engaged. As shown inv Fig. 2 it will be seen that the seat is buttoned to the :inner side of the band so that the band and the hem 6 overhang the seat. r)This gives a concealed fastening and also keeps the seat from gaping open. Further the hem h arts to shed water from the top of the seat and sand or dirt could not fall into `the seat. The buttons being concealed cannot catch on obstructions and the worker has substantially the same smooth back which is possessed by the ordinary one piece garment, but should he desir jhe use of the diep-seat the same is immediately available.

What I claim is,

A one-piece overall, comprising a body portion having a bach; and a trouser portion permanently secured to the body portion at its front and having a seat flap at the hack whielii is separated from the trouser portion at its vertical edges, the lower end of said back having its material folded upwardly upon itself for forming a two ply hem which extends downwardly below the upper end of the seat flap when the seat flap is in the raised position, a band arranged upon the inner side of the back and having its lower edge terminating at a point abovei the lower edge of said hem so that the band is coinpletely covered by said hem, said band having its upper edge stitched to the back and its ends stitched to the back at the vertical edges of said back, said band being provided near its lower edge with button holes, and buttons secured upon the outer surface of the seat iiap and adapted for :insertion through the button holes with the upper end of the seat ilap arranged inwardly of the band, said band being incapable of moving downwardly with relation to the back.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.

" HERBERT GoDcHAUX. 

